elizabeth., 16th Oct [J: October. 18th]) toward Sarai, supposed due southern area, and you can descending across the Etilia, hence divides less than here toward around three higher branches, all of which is nearly doubly highest just like the lake away from Damietta. The remainder (of your own river) models five lesser twigs, to make sure that we entered one lake for the 7 towns by boat. With the middle part try an urban area entitled Summerkeur, that’s instead of walls; but once the new lake is in ton it’s surrounded by liquid. To own 7 age the latest Tartars were up to it in advance of it got they. So there was indeed Alans inside, and you can Saracens. Round about these bits Baatu is found on you to region of the lake and you may Sartach on the other on Xmas; as well as go perhaps not off any further. And it also happens your whole lake freezes over, after which they citation round the.
We found indeed there an excellent Italian language together with wife, and he is actually the right worthy kid, having just who Gosset had prevented; to own Sartach got sent him truth be told there to help you rid his ordu out of him
In the event the dad out of Coiac obtained brand new letter of Sartach, he gave me right back my personal vestments, with the exception of about three albs, an amice stitched within the silk, good stole, a great girdle, a gold-fringed altar material and you can a surplice; the guy provided me with straight back and the silver vases, aside from a beneficial censer and you can a tiny vase in which are holy oils, all of which latter something the brand new priests who were with Sartach got kept. The guy gave me straight back this new courses, except for the fresh new Psalter off my personal people the newest king, that he leftover with my agree; I am able to not refuse they your, to own he told you it would please Sartach considerably [J: getting the guy said that Sartach was quite drawn which have it]. The guy in addition to questioned me personally, in case I ought to return like that, to create a guy understanding how and work out parchment. He was and come up with, by order from Sartach, a massive church and a new community for the western lender of one’s lake, and you may need, the guy said, and come up with books getting Sartach’s fool around with. I know, however, you to definitely Sartach cares maybe not getting might be found [J: even when I myself in the morning conscious that Sartach has no returning to such things]. Sarai therefore the palace away from Baatu are on the east coast, plus the area whereby circulate this type of twigs of one’s river is more than eight leagues wider, and there’s a great number of fish around. The versified Bible and you will a text in the Arabic, really worth 30 bezants, and several other things, I did not go back.
Leaving it (we.elizabeth., Sarai) upcoming into the meal of all of the Saints (first November), and you will supposed always south, we attained because of the feast regarding Saint Martin (fifteenth December [J: Dec. 13th]) the mountains of one’s Alans. Ranging from Baatu and you will Sarai, to own fifteen weeks we found no-one save yourself one of his (i.e., Baatu’s) sons before your (south) together with hawks and you can hawkers, who were extremely numerous. On the feast of all New orleans saints to possess ten [J: five] weeks we located no one, there were 2 days [J: 24 hours and every night] on what i almost passed away out-of hunger: to own a complete big date and a night, and you may 24 hours following towards the third hr, i did not find one drinking water.
In the right here there can be most high a good amount of pasturage, and you can (new Tartars) real time among reeds until the ice actually starts to thaw
Brand new Alans in these mountains nevertheless hold out against (the new Tartars), so Sartach has received to deliver a couple of out of every ten men to hold brand new lips of your own defiles [we.elizabeth., passes], lest they arrive aside and you will elevator its cows on the flatlands. Between them, the brand new Alans as well as the Metal Entrance, that is two days thence, and you may in which starts brand new simple from Arcacc. Between your sea therefore the hills is actually Saracens named Lesgi, (who live) from the slopes and you can who and endure (the newest Tartars) [J: Ranging from this type of Alans while the Metal Gate, and therefore put two days travel off around, in the point where in fact the package begins to thin within sea as well as the mountains, you will find Saracens known as Lesgi traditions among the many highs]; and so the Tartars from the base of the slopes of your Alans needed to give us twenty males so you can companion us beyond the Metal Door. And that happy myself far, to have We wished to see her or him around fingers; to own I had not ever been capable of seeing its palms, no matter if really nervous so you can. As soon as we stumbled on a risky passageway, out of the twenty (only) one or two got [breastplates]. I asked him or her how they emerged by the her or him, and so they told you that they had got them throughout the Alans, that are a great firms of such anything, and advanced musicians. So it generally seems to me personally they have few palms but arrows and you can bows and you may fur clothes. We spotted provided to her or him metal plates and you may iron hats off Persia, and that i watched two who’d reach prove in advance of Mangu, equipped with coats away from convex items of tough leather, that have been really unfit and awkward.